diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index e5ca2511a81a2b5949a1373ff87b329f77c161e2..9452461ce8645be87d9c3779e6388bb910d8ea63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "iwl-6000-hw.h"
 
 /* Highest firmware API version supported */
-#define IWL5000_UCODE_API_MAX 1
+#define IWL5000_UCODE_API_MAX 2
 #define IWL5150_UCODE_API_MAX 2
 
 /* Lowest firmware API version supported */